Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, ackee and salt fish. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Ackee and salt fish is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Ackee and salt fish is something which I have loved my whole life.
Ackee and saltfish is the Jamaican national dish prepared with ackee and salted codfish. The ackee fruit (Blighia sapida) is the national fruit of Jamaica. Ackee and Saltfish: Creamy ackee sautéed with aromatics and chunks of flaked saltfish (salted cod), this is Jamaica's national dish.
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The ingredients needed to make Ackee and salt fish:
- Prepare ingredients
- Make ready 1 can ackee drained
- Prepare 1/2 lb boneless salt cod
- Take 3 tbsp oil
- Take 2 onions, sliced
- Prepare 1/4 tsp dried thyme
- Take 1/4 scotch bonnet pepper skin finely chopped up
- Get 1 small tomato, chopped
- Prepare 3/4 tsp tomato paste
- Take 1/2 sweet pepper chopped
- Make ready 1/8 tsp black pepper:
This Jamaican Ackee and Saltfish recipe was a favorite with my wife Melody Ann and she cooked it frequently. Fresh ackees are preferable, but if you can not. Ackee is a pear-shaped fruit that is found in warm climates. As the ackee fruit ripens, it turns from green to bright red to yellow-orange, and splits open to reveal three large, shiny black seeds, each partly surrounded by soft, white to yellow flesh.
Instructions to make Ackee and salt fish:
- Soak the salt cod in a pot of water overnight to remove most of the salt. If the cod is still very salty, boil in water for 20 minutes. Drain cod and cut or break into small pieces.Heat oil in a frying pan. Add the onions, thyme and scotch bonnet pepper, tomato, tomato paste and green peppers. Stir for a few minutes. Add the cod. Stir. Simmer for 5 minutes, then add the can of drained ackee. Do not stir because this will cause the ackees to break up. Cook for a few more minutes then sprinkle with black pepper.Best served with fried or cooked dumplings, or fried or cooked plantains, cooked yams and Jamaican sweet potatoes.
This national fruit of Jamaica was imported here from. Ackee and saltfish isn't just Jamaica's national dish; it's also a favorite breakfast or brunch for Jamaicans everywhere. Ackee is a savory fruit with thick red skin; when unripe. Ackee and salt fish, Jamaica's national dish, is one of the most delicious dishes 'pon' the island. Pairing salted codfish with ackee, a pear-shaped fruit that grows in warm climates, may seem strange, but it is a delicious meal that is served at both Add the ackee to the pan and simmer again.
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